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Honest opinions on Juniper...

64 replies

thamesk8 · 12/01/2018 08:05

Please...

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strawberrypenguin · 12/01/2018 18:42

I really like it

lovelyjubilly · 12/01/2018 17:29

OP my other two are called Jemima and Cleo 😊

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 12/01/2018 14:49

Love it

littlebillie · 12/01/2018 14:49

Love

TheVanguardSix · 12/01/2018 14:43

I think 'Gin' and I hate gin.

Luckingfovely · 12/01/2018 14:42

Tabitha, Saskia and Perdita are all gorgeous too!

*considers having another dd in order to use Perdita...

florascotianew · 12/01/2018 13:12

How about Ginevra, which is often seen as a version of Juniper - though it's more usually said to be the Italian for Guinevere.
www.behindthename.com/name/guinevere

I know there's a Harry Potter association, but it's a positive one and surely that can't last forever...

SingingSeuss · 12/01/2018 11:04

I prefer Juno (or June but Juno's more current)

Estellanpip · 12/01/2018 11:03

It reminds me of another name I think is underrated, too: Perdita

Shmithecat · 12/01/2018 11:03

I think of the song Jennifer Juniper. And then I think of the cover that Trevor and Simon did of that record. So no. Not great.

Estellanpip · 12/01/2018 11:02

I adore it. Beautiful in its own right.

BertrandRussell · 12/01/2018 10:58

Go for Juno

BilliesBollocks · 12/01/2018 10:56

I went to school with a girl called Juniper. Her family were eccentric and posh.

She got called "Junipple" for the first couple of years of secondary school which then morphed into her just being called "tits".

ErrantBakedBean · 12/01/2018 10:54

I really love it but can't use with our surname (which is similar to Hooper). Please use it on my behalf!

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thamesk8 · 12/01/2018 10:28

I love Juni and Juno.
The nip and the harsh per sound are putting me off. And it’s not as classic as Tabitha and Saskia.

Lovely ju billy - what’s your other daughter called?

Gahhhh. It’s so hard!

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Veterinari · 12/01/2018 10:27

Love it!

Battleax · 12/01/2018 10:23

I adore it.

Hippy-pretty.

It'll inevitably get a June/Juno/Nippy shortening but that's no bad thing.

MissWilmottsGhost · 12/01/2018 10:21

Um. I just misread it as Jumper until I noticed it wasn't in Style and Beauty Blush

Generally I like herby/floral/nature names, sorry.

JuliannaBixby · 12/01/2018 10:19

It's a bit on the sappy/drippy/twee end of the scale for me. Struggling to picture it on anyone over the age of about 7.

flutteronbynow · 12/01/2018 10:17

I actually really like it...but I would definitely use Juno/Juni day to day.

TwitterQueen1 · 12/01/2018 08:54

I don't like June (old-fashioned) and it also shouts 'nipper' to me, or 'nippy', so I'm not a fan. People will hear this as Jennifer as well I think.

But it's none of my business! your daughter, your choice. Go with what you like Smile.

SuperBeagle · 12/01/2018 08:54

In theory, I like it. But I don't think it's very usable/wearable.

Like Juno a lot though.

SentinelWoo · 12/01/2018 08:52

I have never thought of Juniper in a name capacity before, but I read your title and actually really like it!

PandaCat · 12/01/2018 08:51

I really like it!

Xennialish · 12/01/2018 08:50

Love it. Juno and juni very acceptable abbreviations.